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Importance of deepening integration of crime and conservation sciences. [PDF]
Conserv Biol, 2022 Abstract Conservation crime is a globally distributed societal problem. Conservation crime science, an emerging interdisciplinary field, has the potential to help address this problem. However, its utility depends on serious reflection on the transposition of crime science approaches to conservation contexts, which may differ in meaningful ways from ...
Gore ML, Bennett A.
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Mapping illegal trade routes of live cheetahs from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Less than 7000 cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) persist in Africa. Although human–wildlife conflict, habitat degradation, and loss of prey are major threats to cheetah populations, illegal trade in live cubs for pets may have the most significant impact on populations in the Horn of Africa.
Evangelista PH +11 more
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Using online reports of seahorse seizures to track their illegal trade. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a persistent and extensive threat to global biodiversity. Hundreds of marine fish species are subject to regulation under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), but it is unclear how much protection species gain from CITES because information on marine fish ...
Foster SJ +3 more
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Revista Española de Investigación Criminológica, 2023 Este estudio analiza las redes de tráfico ilegal de seis especímenes de vida silvestre en el noreste de México en tres grupos de actores sociales: grupos criminales, servidores públicos y personas civiles. Se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas del
José Luis Carpio Domínguez +2 more
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Esboços, 2023 O artigo analisa a presença da escravidão nas fábricas de carne-seca do sul do Brasil e do Uruguai, com destaque para as cidades de Pelotas e Montevidéu, e a vinculação dos seus proprietários com as redes do tráfico de africanos escravizados.
Jonas Moreira Vargas
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Use of evidence for decision‐making by conservation practitioners in the illegal wildlife trade
People and Nature, Volume 3, Issue 5, Page 1110-1126, October 2021., 2021 Abstract There are calls to ground policies aimed at addressing the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), and biodiversity conservation more generally, on the best available evidence. However, evidence on IWT can be highly uncertain and difficult to obtain due to the illegal nature of the trade. Even when the evidence exists, there are numerous barriers to its
Melissa Arias +2 more
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Wildlife collection for scientific purposes
Conservation Biology, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 5-11, February 2021., 2021 Abstract Illegal transfer of wildlife has 2 main purposes: trade and scientific research. Trade is the most common, whereas scientific research is much less common and unprofitable, yet still important. Biopiracy in science is often neglected despite that many researchers encounter it during their careers.
Caroline Fukushima +5 more
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El tráfico de armas en Colombia : una revisión desde los orígenes a los destinos
Urvio, 2014 Este artículo aborda el tráfico de armas en Colombia en tres componentes: los orígenes, las rutas y los destinos. En los orígenes del tráfico se consideran las regiones de donde pueden provenir las armas y los contextos que permiten la existencia de un ...
Katherine Aguirre Tobón
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Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2014 El uso de productos extraídos o provenientes de la fauna silvestre es relevante para el desarrollo económico y el bienestar social en muchos lugares del mundo.
Felber Jair Arroyave +3 more
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Revista Peruana de Biología, 2018 Con la finalidad de brindar una herramienta para autoridades vinculadas a la lucha contra el tráfico ilegal de fauna silvestre se publicó la Guía de identificación de fauna silvestre para las autoridades ambientales de Amazonas, San Martín, Loreto y ...
José Eduardo Serrano-Villavicencio +6 more
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